житие
See also: житје
Bulgarian
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Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti
Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwetei
Proto-Slavic *žiti
Proto-Slavic *žitьje
Bulgarian житие
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žitьje.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]житие́ • (žitié) n
- (Christianity, literature) hagiography, saint's life, life of a saint (a narrative about the life, deeds, miracles, sufferings, or martyrdom of a saint)
- Synonyms: житиеописа́ние (žitieopisánie), агиогра́фия (agiográfija)
- Учениците четоха житието на свети Иван Рилски.
- Učenicite četoha žitieto na sveti Ivan Rilski.
- The students read the life of Saint John of Rila.
- Средновековното житие представя светеца като пример за вяра и смирение.
- Srednovekovnoto žitie predstavja sveteca kato primer za vjara i smirenie.
- The medieval hagiography presents the saint as an example of faith and humility.
- biography, life story, life (an account of a person's life)
- Synonyms: биогра́фия (biográfija), животописа́ние (životopisánie)
- Старецът започна да разказва своето житие от детските години.
- Starecăt započna da razkazva svoeto žitie ot detskite godini.
- The old man began to tell his life story from his childhood years.
- В книгата е описано трудното житие на един беден, но честен човек.
- V knigata e opisano trudnoto žitie na edin beden, no česten čovek.
- The book describes the difficult life of a poor but honest man.
- (archaic, poetic) life, existence, being (life or earthly existence)
- Synonyms: живо́т (živót), битие́ (bitié)
- В това кратко житие човек трябва да намери смисъл и милост.
- V tova kratko žitie čovek trjabva da nameri smisăl i milost.
- In this brief life, a person must find meaning and mercy.
- Поетът говори за човешкото житие като за път между страдание и надежда.
- Poetăt govori za čoveškoto žitie kato za păt meždu stradanie i nadežda.
- The poet speaks of human existence as a path between suffering and hope.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | житие́ žitié |
житие́та žitiéta |
| definite | житие́то žitiéto |
житие́тата žitiétata |
References
[edit]- “житие”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]житие • (žitie) n
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | житие (žitie) | житија (žitija) |
| definite unspecified | житието (žitieto) | житијата (žitijata) |
| definite proximal | житиево (žitievo) | житијава (žitijava) |
| definite distal | житиено (žitieno) | житијана (žitijana) |
| vocative | житие (žitie) | житија (žitija) |
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic житиѥ (žitije, “life”), from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Slavic *žiti (“to live”). Doublet of житьё (žitʹjó), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]житие́ • (žitijé) n inan (genitive жития́, nominative plural жития́, genitive plural жити́й, relational adjective жити́йный)
- (philosophy, ecclesiastic, dated) life, existence
- (philosophy, ecclesiastic) life, biography
- Synonym: жизнеописа́ние (žizneopisánije)
- жития́ святы́х ― žitijá svjatýx ― hagiography
Declension
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